Project: Passing on Traditions

My mother was raised in the south, during the depression era. She taught me many things that these days are considered "homestead" or "sustainability" skills. One of them was catching wild food. She loved fishing. As a kid I never had the patience to sit so still. I was off and exploring and typically catching all kinds of creatures: river clams, crawdads, minnows & frogs. Some she would use as bait, others she would cook up for me. Catching crawdads was my favorite though. This summer my daughter, who is a natural scientist, has been learning some of my mother& grandmother's southern traditions. We had our first crawfish boil this weekend. Just two because I wasn't sure anyone would actually eat them. Now I know next time can be a full on meal. Here's to passing on traditions.